. Catalogue of seals and whales in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History); Seals (Animals); Whales. 372 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. Species described from photog-raphs of bones are at any rate much better established than the many of Dolphins and Whales which the French zoologists have described from figures taken when the ani- mals were swimming in the sea at a greater or less distance from the ship, which encumber our catalogues; for they are described from tangible natural bodies that can be identified when more per- fect specimens are "The back view of the mass
. Catalogue of seals and whales in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History); Seals (Animals); Whales. 372 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. Species described from photog-raphs of bones are at any rate much better established than the many of Dolphins and Whales which the French zoologists have described from figures taken when the ani- mals were swimming in the sea at a greater or less distance from the ship, which encumber our catalogues; for they are described from tangible natural bodies that can be identified when more per- fect specimens are "The back view of the mass, the atlas anchylosed to the other ; Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875. London : Printed by Order of the Trustees
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